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I had some left over yeast at the bottom on my bucket after bottling. I dumped my new batch on top of the settled yeast from the previous batch. I know people have done this before with success. It wasn't until afterward that I remembered that I had used polyclar in the previous batch for...

I am making an IPA for the first time, but I need to know if I am using too much malt...I'm making 2 gallons and using 2.4 lbs of pale malt extract and 1.2 lbs of amber malt extract. Is that the right amount or should I lose a little of the extract???

I am making my first IPA. I'm new obviously, so I'm doing an all extract version and only making 2 gallons. My question is hopping ratios. I'd like to know if the recipe I'm using is appropriate for an IPA. Heres what I'm going with... 2 1/2 lbs pale extract 1 1/4 lbs amber extract 1 oz...

I recently made a Porter using malt extract and after 3 days of fermenting, the beer smells like grapefruit. After 2 days it was a mixture between a citrus smell and hops. I thought origiinally it might just be the hops because I know some, like cascade, have a cirtrusy smell. But I used US...

This might be a strange newbie question but, I heard somewhere that you can use wheat germ you buy in the grocery store to improve the head in beer. Is there any truth to this and how should it be used?